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Nigerian Army troops arrest notorious ESN commander Gentle de Yahoo at his Okigwe hideout

NIGERIAN Army troops have arrested a notorious commander of the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) and the Eastern Security Network (ESN) identified as Ifeanyi Okorienta popularly known as Gentle de Yahoo.

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Nigeria needs a Moral Economic Crimes Commission (MEEC) to curtail activities that are not criminal but do untold damage to our economy

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Buying private jets when we do not have a national carrier or a functioning international aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) in Nigeria is just an act of economic sabotage. All it does is drain our minuscule foreign exchange and enrich foreign aircraft manufacturers. Surely, such money should be invested in the local aviation industry

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London tribunal discovers that former Nigerian FCT minister bought UK property using false name

NIGERIA's former Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister Lt General Jeremiah Useni has been exposed by a London property tribunal for purchasing a house in the UK in 1993 using a false identity.

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DSS denies Nnamdi Kanu's health is failing saying he is better now than when first detained

NIGERIA'S Department of State Security (DSS) has denied claims that the health of the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) leader Nnamdi Kanu has deteriorated to a point whereby he needs to be transferred to the National Hospital in Abuja.

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I for one will feel a lot more comfortable about Nigeria’s prospects as an economy the day the government floats a National Directorate of Reverse Engineering

Ayo Akinfe

[1] As a nation, Nigeria is too dependent on imports for her survival. This is simply not sustainable, so if we are serious about lifting 100m people out of poverty, the government needs to come up with a plethora of unprecedented job-creating initiatives

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Team Nigeria picks up first medal at ongoing World Athletics Championships as Tobi clinches silver

NIGERIA has won her first medal at the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Tokyo after Tobi Amusan the current record holder in the women's 100 metres hurdles picked up a silver in the event with a time of 12.29 seconds.

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Before Nigeria’s federal government unveils the details of its new railway plan, I would suggest a team of experts is sent to Finland to see how they operate double decker carriages

Ayo Akinfe

[1] I have been studying the Finnish railway industry of late and am very impressed with the way they have used it as a basis for industrialisation. If only Nigeria showed 10% of their productivity, we would have a high-speed pan-African railway network

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Sokoto becomes the latest state to fall under the spell of bandits who now control 10 of its LGAs

SOKOTO State is currently reeling from the effects of armed banditry as no less than 10 of its local government areas are being controlled by hoodlums who not only levy taxes but also dispense justice as they deem fit.

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Were I in President Tinubu's shoes, I would go to the UN summit later this month and strike a deal with world leaders asking for $50bn in foreign direct investment annually between now and 2035 in exchange for Nigerians making the following changes

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Place a 10 year moratorium on the building of new churches and mosques. Our National Assembly will pass laws mandating Nigerians instead, to channel all those funds into building schools and hospitals

[2] Our National Assembly will pass laws indefinitely suspending all pilgrimages to Saudi Arabia and Israel. This will free up millions for investment in small industry

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Troops record further success in Kogi State as another bandit leader is eliminated in an ambush

NIGERIAN Army commanders have claimed that troops of the 12th Brigade operating in Kogi State have eliminated the notorious bandit leader Babangida Kachala along with five of his gang members in a daring raid.

 

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